On AlterNet: ethics

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Eat, Pray, Kill: The Basic Brutality of Eating

Beatrice Marovich, Religion Dispatches. May 28, 2012.

Is there a soul-cure for the stomachache that comes from eating the body of another sentient creature?

Predator Nation: How Endless Drone War Is Turning the Promise of America into a Promise of Death

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. May 13, 2012.

The CIA’s global drone assassination campaign has long been a bragging point in Washington, even if it couldn’t officially be discussed directly before, say, Congress.

Imagination, Not Science, Is The Key To Solving Climate Change

Stephen Leahy, March 1, 2012.

Facts alone aren't changing our behavior. Real change will require engaging our imaginations, and appealing to our human values.

Drones for the Paparazzi? How Unmanned Flying Machines Could Invade Your Life

Becky Hogge, Comment Is Free. January 23, 2012.

America's use of drones for targeted killings is serious enough. But commercial and law enforcement uses are on the horizon.

Bible-Based Ethics Program For Nuclear Missile Officers Quashed by Air Force After Exposé

Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. August 5, 2011.

A mandatory ethics class for Air Force missile officers, shot through with biblical justifications for war, was suspended after two decades as the result of this report.

12 of America's Most Crooked Candidates on the Ballot in the 2010 Election

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonSeptember 16, 2010.

Here are some of the absolutely least deserving candidates for high office.

Corrupt Practices Accelerating the Decline of American Journalism

David Sirota, AlterNet. April 17, 2010.

We have people posturing as journalists on TV who get paid as business spokespeople, financial reporters who retire to work for Goldman Sachs -- media parasites.

Hightower: Congress Ethics Rules Undermined by Weasels

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. December 17, 2009.

The Democratic majority in the House pushed through a widely ballyhooed set of reforms. Pelosi promised "the most honest, ethical and open Congress in history. How'd that work out?

With a Billion People Living on Less Than $1 a Day, Is Buying Luxury Shoes Ethical?

Astra Taylor, The New Press. August 13, 2009.

Ethicist Peter Singer argues that it's pretty black and white when it comes to making choices about where you spend your money.

Sleazy Newspaper Scheme Exposed: Washington Post Offers Lobbyists Access to Lawmakers for Cash

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. July 2, 2009.

The story was leaked by a health lobbyist, who felt the move breached the Post's journalism ethics.

Conservatives Live in a Different Moral Universe -- And Here's Why It Matters

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. April 25, 2009.

Liberals and conservatives have highly different moral priorities. And we have to understand them if we want to accomplish anything.

Burris' Ethics Bubble Bursts, Opening Door for Expulsion

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. February 18, 2009.

Just when you thought the drama was over.

Franken-Coleman Update: FBI Investigating Coleman? Race Decided By Friday?

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 10, 2008.

A Twin Cities paper reports that a probe has been launched into Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman's ties to businessman Nasser Kazeminy.

What Makes People Vote Republican?

Jonathan Haidt, Edge. September 16, 2008.

Not everyone who votes Republican has been 'duped'. Conservative ideals appeal to some because they reflect heartfelt visions of a 'good society.'

Why Torture Made Me Leave the APA

Jeffrey S. Kaye, Ph.D., Invictus. March 6, 2008.

Jeffrey Kaye left the APA over its complicity in torture by the U.S. government. This is his letter of resignation.

GOP Engages in 'Political Extortion', Draws Up Hit List of Dem Lawmakers

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. February 27, 2008.

Democratic lawmakers on the GOP list include John Murtha, Jim Moran, and John Conyers, among others.

Larry Craig Gets Admonished by Ethics Committee Over Bathroom Sex Scandal

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. February 14, 2008.

So, what's next for Craig? Probably not much.

McCain Collected $100,000 from Jack Abramoff's Firm

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. February 12, 2008.

There's nothing illegal about the contributions. But watchdog groups and McCain's opponents view them as more than just politically ironic.

The GOP Has Become the Party of Moral Depravity

Digby, TomPaine.com. November 20, 2007.

The conservative movement made hay for 40 years claiming that liberals were "morally depraved." Let's look at the record.

Who Are the 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress?

Pam Spaulding, September 19, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: CREW releases its list, with dishonorable mentions for Larry Craig and David Vitter.

Why Is Bush's Kid Brother Neil Getting Federal Funding?

Liliana Segura, September 13, 2007.

It's all part of a tidy little racket involving No Child Left Behind and strange devices called COWS.

The Nuclear Industry's New Shill: Christie Todd Whitman

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. August 27, 2007.

Hiring former Bush administration EPA head Christie Todd Whitman to chair its "Clean and Safe Energy Coalition" is the nuclear industry's latest PR attempt at "greening" its image.

Larry Flynt Finds Five Vitter Prostitutes

Guest Blogger, July 20, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: Meanwhile, CREW files an official ethics complaint against the hypocritical Sen. Vitter.

Google My Bedroom

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. June 13, 2007.

Google's newest widget has questionable ethics. Do you really want to walk down the street never knowing whether your furtive nose-picking has been captured and broadcast to the Google-using public?

Jefferson resigns committee chair, is congressional seat next?

Guest Blogger, June 5, 2007.

Nico Pitney: Rep. Jefferson, after being indicted for ethics charges, resigns his one committee seat, while members of his party implore him to leave Congress.